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Del Potro quits with tendinitis as injuries mount on ATP - Update

Shanghai - US Open winner Juan Del Potro was heading home to Argentina for treatment after joining Tommy Haas and Andy Roddick as high-profile injury victims at the Shanghai Masters. The third-seeded Argentine failed to finish Wednesday after losing ...
Posted : Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:40:53 GMT
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Shanghai - US Open winner Juan Del Potro was heading home to Argentina for treatment after joining Tommy Haas and Andy Roddick as high-profile injury victims at the Shanghai Masters. The third-seeded Argentine failed to finish Wednesday after losing the first set 6-4 against Austrian Juergen Melzer, with Del Potro saying his wrist tendinitis will keep him out for several weeks.

Haas withdrew earlier against fellow German Rainer Schuettler with a right shoulder problem; Roddick had to quit with knee pain 24 hours earlier facing Swiss Stan Wawrinka as controversy over the 11-month ATP season mounts.

The event is missing Roger Federer, who took a rest after a furious summer when he won both the French Open and Wimbledon. Britain's Andy Murray is out with a wrist injury of his own.

Del Potro, a first-round loser against a qualifier in Tokyo last week in his first outing since winning the US Open crown over Federer, said he quit on medical advice.

"I don't want to risk for the end of the season. It's a big tournament in Shanghai, very important for me, but if I want to have a good finish this season, I must go home to be in good shape for the last tournaments.

"It's difficult to play 11 months at a high level, but we know they (ATP) are working on that. We hope for a good change for the future. But we know it's difficult..."

Del Potro said he first experienced the problem last spring in Miami and needed a week or more of rest. But he also said "I don't think it's something dangerous."

Elsewhere in the second round, Croatia Ivan Ljubicic upset Spain's seventh seed Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) while French Open finalist Robin Soderling put out Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-5.

Spain's 14th seed Tommy Robredo eliminated Florian Mayer 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4.

Frenchman Gael Monfils ended the Asian run for Lleyton Hewitt, with the 11th seed carving out a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 comeback effort. Hewitt couldn't manage an ace and was broken six times in a battle lasting just over two hours.

The Australian folded spectacularly after leading 2-0 in the final set.

"I had chances early in the third set," said Hewitt, champion in Shanghai the last time she played in the 2002 Masters Cup annual wrap-up. "That was probably the biggest difference, he was able to get some cheap points off his first serve."

Spaniard Feliciano Lopez upset countryman David Ferrer, the number 16, with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 decision while retiring Marat Safin lost for his last time in China, going down to Czech Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Safin said Berdych faked an injury during the contest.

"If you are losing, just be a man and lose as a man. Don't pretend that you are injured and then you start running around and start to hit winners.

"I mean, what kind of sportsman are you? What kind of man are you?" said the 29-year-old Russian who will retire next month in Paris.

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